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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-19
AFFAIRS At The CAPITAL.
INTERESTING ANNUAL POST.
OFFICE REPORC.
Total Number OF PostOfllees in Op.
peratiOn 5S,157-Removals
and Appointments.

WASHINGTON, August IS. - The
forthcoming annual report Of the ap-
pertinent division OF the First Assist.
ant Postmaster Generals { flee will
contain the following statement OF
changes In postofiices Of all grades
during the last fiscal year, ended June
30th: Number OF o9lces established,
3043; number Of Offices discontinued,
1900; appointments on designations
and commissions expired, 6S6S; Ap.
pointments on removals aud suspen-
sions, 1854; appointments on changes
Of names and sites, 4S2; appointments
on deaths Of postma,ters. $50, the
total number Of appointments OF post
masters Of all grades during the year
was 1909. The total number Of ap-
pointments for the years 1885 and 1887
was 22,747 and 9547, respectively,
making a total for the three years cf
45,37S. The total number Of post.
offices OF all grades In operation on
July /, 1887, was 6S, l67.
MAJOR srIcKSRY's REPORT.
The annual report Of Major Amos
stickney, corps OF engineers, upon the
river and barbor works under bis
charge. has just been received q, the
War Department. He says that the
Louisville and Portland canal was kept
In good condition and open for pass
age 292 days and closed 73 days during
the year. The improvements contem'
plated during the next year are pave.
mont OF the high slopes and the con.
sIuction OF new dredges. At the be.
ginning OF the fiscal year f34, 1888 re-
mainsd OF the appropriation, The
progress OF the work OF enlargement
OF the upper portion OF the canal al
the falls OF the Ohio was not as rapid
NO IL should have been. Three hun.
dred and seventy thousand dollars Ia
wanted for this purpose during the
next year.
Work on the lock and dam Of the
Wabash river, at GRAND Rapids, waI
retarded, owirg 10 the irsbility oi the
contractors to eupply tho stone. TC
carry forward the improvement oi
this river an appropriation Of 500, ,00C
10 T, quested for the next year.
The work on White river, Indiana
was cor fined to repairs OF plant auC
rock dredging at Relly'e Ripple, ant
$l7, 300 is the amount OF the eBtimat'
for continuing the work next year. A
considerable portion Of the rock ledg'
was removed from the Indiana chut,
OF the Ohio during the year, and re-
pairs made 10 place the dam 10 iaii
condition. Thirty thousand dollars II
asked for this work next year.
Considerable work not endsn GERMS
navigation 10 required on the fy,
locks and dams on the Kentucky rive
during the next year, and 10 repAi
the lscks and dams and extend siacl
water navigation for q draught Of vi
feet by tbs construction Of addii lons
locks at Beattyville will iequire thl
expenditure Of 100000 during th,
next fiscal year.
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John Dimond, Of Louisiana, delivered
an address on credit and its relation to
the present condition OF agriculture.
Col. Fishback, OF Arksnsa-, delivered
an interesting address, He proved
that it was necessary for farmers to be
independen. Of negro help and that
they should teach their sons to work,
Instead OF having tie boys sitting
around corner groceries discussing
reasons for the negroes not working.
The next subject discussed was Sex.
tensive and IntenBive Farming" by
Col. r. G. Fairbanks, Of Florida. The
afternoon session opened with an Gd-
dress on the "Divereity OF Crops 90
Promotivs Of Agricultural Prosperity"
by Capt. Sam Evans, a Texas.
Before the convention adjourned II
took important sction on two ques-
TORS. The first wac as 10 permanent
organization. The Hon. Nr. Polk,
OF North Carolina, reported consdtu.
ton and bylsws, which were
adopted. The body is to be known as
the Insterstate farmers Association.
The next meeting Is to be held at
Raleigh, N. O. Permanent Offices
we're elected.
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THE FAMOUS CUTTER BEAR.
She Left Pert leaking, and Has
Been Lost sight 9G

Been Lost sight 9f
SAN FRAscIsco, CAL, August lS--
The steamer st. Paul arrived from
Behring's sea today, and reports that
great fears are expressed in Ounalasks
for the safety Of the United States rev.
enue cutter Bear, commanded by Capt.
McLay. In the opinion oi many, 1t 10
doubtful II she ever returns TO Ouns-
lsska, from which port she sailed June
20.h. The Bear has acquired great
celebrity from her having been one OF
the Greedy relief ships. She left this
harbor early in the spring with orders
to look after the Arctic feet Of whal.
ers, but soon after arriving at 0uua-
laska she sprung q leak near her bow,
and water poured into Ter hold.
Capt. McLay remained at 0upaissks
in the early days OF June, aid for ten
days repairs were made. She sprung
q leak again, however, but u was de.
termined to 90 north anyway, and
beach for repairs, II possible. When
she sailed she was leaking, and men
had to be kept at the pumps. At Ia
said she is in no conditioa TO proceed
north and battle with the Ice, and
grave fears are felt for her. The sea.
son has been late and cold beyond
precedence, and Ice is further down
in the Behring's sea than ever. Up Ia
August 9th nothing had been heard oI
the steamer.
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BRITISH VESSELS.
Additional Details OF Their seissrs
I'm Behring's Sea.

SAN Francisco, CAL, August H.
The s,es mer, st. Paul, which arrived
here from B,hrings sea today, brought
additional details OF the seizure Of
British and American seal schooners
by the revenue cutter Rash. Besides
the vessels mentioned by Capt. Shep-
pard, in his official report to the Treas-
ury Department, he also seiz,d, July
25ih, the American schooner, Lilly 8,
with 1917 skins; August 9th, the
American schooner, Angel Dolly, l78
skins; August 7th, the American
schooner, Anna, $50 ekips; August
7tb, the British schooner, Ella, 800
skins; August 7th, the British
schooner, Alfred Adsms, 400 skins.
Four hundred and forty.three seal
skins which were landed by the
British Bottoms at the war, house.. Of
Lynde Il Hough, on Pop6f Island,
were also taken. II is Estimated that
the aggregate vslue of all the schoon.
err, cargots and outfits seizsd by the
Rush between July oh aud August
9TH 10 not below 100000, and the
figure is placed much higher by several
good authorities. just before the
Angel Dolly wss se'zsd, her captain,
Alfred N. Tunis, was killed by the &C.
cidental disct arge Of q rias which he
was draggipg acfo,s the deck. The
seizure Of 400 skins was made on
one OF the islands Of 0anslaska while
the season wss a. its hight. From pri.
ya,s information q force OF men was
ssnt from the Rush snd uuesrhed the
skins which had been secreied by the
Britith schooner Little FAirohild
The Rush was under orders 10 leave
for Pibiloo Islands. at once When
the s.. PAnl started for sau Francisco,
reports were received that ak or eight
tchooneis we're hovsring about the
Islands, HI iliog seals at every opporlu.
nifty and defying the employees VI ths
Ala,ka Commercial Comp my. The
Rush was expected I, gather these
vessels In and sond them 10 si,ka with
the others.
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UNPAID Duiles.

CHICAGO, Ill, August lS.-An In.
ter Ocean special from Madison. Wis
says: Notwithstanding the recently
rendered contrary decision Of the Act
lug Secretary Of the Treasury, United
States District Attorney Bushnell has
concuued In the opinion Of A 'sistAnt
United States Attorney Rogers that
Galbraith Bros, Of Janesville, Wis.,
extensive Importers of a1e bred
horses, are legally bouad 10 pAy gov.
eminent duties on all imported homes
90 long as they impor them Tor specu'
lalion and profit only. Consequently
q complaint vas q e5 to-day by Mr.
R9gois, demanding 1000 ~ unpaid
government duties on 100 horses I'm.
ported by tho GAlbraiths previous to
Julv 2. 1897.
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WHO Is IIEl
somo Alleged Democratic Rditor
Opposed 60 Cleveland.

Opposeu 10 tieNtinnu.
NEW YORK, August lS.-From the
World: We have received a letter
from distinguished Democratic edi.
tor Of tho West submitting the follow.
ing proposition: "Would II not be a
good idea to hold conference Of anti
Cleveland Democratic editors in New
York, say some time In September
next. Twill cheeriully unite In sign
ing call for the tame, and will agree
TO attend and bring others. ! think
such gathering, which can easily be
made large and Influential, would be
beneficial. Please let me hear from
you on this proposition"
We must decline. So far ~ Presi-
dent Cleveland Is concerned, We would
not walk aoroes the street 10 prevent
his denomination. II the privilege
were offered TO Us OF naming the next
Presidential candidate OF the Demo.
cratic party, we should decline the re-
sponeiuility. Our idea Of the function
OF an editor 10 that he should be en-
tirely free and independent 10 criticise
political candidates and officials OF all
parties and all factions. H Ghoald
have nothing 10 do with a3y set Of
selfish politicians, this term, next
term, or any term.
And oil Preeidents are bat politi-
cians-only little more selfish, more
concsited and more ungrateiul than
the rest.
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Labor PronuneIamcu,..

CHARLKsToS, $. o, August ls.-Au
important tabor pronunoiAmento hss
been iislsd by the Builders' Trade
League oi Georgia, with headquarters
ut Augus'a. Tie League Is composed
Of brlcklayers, stone malons. cArpsn-
ters, timers, painterp, etc and en-
braces nearly the entire State ot Geor-
gia. The following schedule 10 pub
lished: "No work with non.union
men. No work la any sub.contTact
Job. Fifty eight hours a week the
limit, and all firms furnishing build
ins materials h. contractors who exact
more than fity.eieht hours to be boy
cotted." A formal aoemaud will be
made In day or two for the discharge
a all pOn.union men.
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she n., ra,, nssn rurderea.

CnIcAoo, IT., August ls.-Further
developments shoW that the girl may
have BEEN murdered. Pitcher wa
heard 10 say two weeks ago that he
would have AddIe Hardy II he had to
steal her. Mrs. Hesa, Of No. sos Cly-
bourne avenue, says bhe saw a vehicle,
containing two men aud woman,
about 3 o'clock this morning going
rapidly In the direction u the North
western track. sha heard the won an
say, "Dln't Eill me, aud thought che
heard gurging sounds ~ n H0ms ors
was being ehokod, Ffosn miau.es
later tho same vehicle returned, con.
iainipg ouly two men. The fcreems
OF n womsn were beard in lhs same
vicinity BY other parties. The Lake
Nisw police have searched All day,
but tind no trace oi the mitsibg girl.
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A CrueI Monster.

CHICAGO, III, August ls.-A Mon
roeville, Ind, special convey laielli.
perce Of q most cruel affair, which las
Just developed al Smiley, a small sta
tion near there. John Waterloo. a
FrencbmAn, engaged himself 10 mar.
risgo 10 Miss Mary Burgman. She
wished 10 postpone the msrriaee until
after the birth Of an illegitimste child,
but he insisted upon an immediate
ma'risge, which 10 K place ahout ten
months ago. The child was born
about four months si,srgsiJ, aud
Waterside has always had an anllpa.
thy toward II. He has been heard 10
say, by the neighbors, that he "wauld
getrld Of the bra" and that ne "bad
almost finished the brat, and would do
II yet" Tho township authorities.
hearing the child was sick, employed
two doctors 10 attend II. The, found
one leg broken, aud one arm broken
In two places below the elbos. The
arm had commenced 10 mor.liy, and
immediate ampuiaiion Of both arm
and leg was neteRary. The child gaa
injured early In August, and las 70.
mained without medical attention
until today. Waterside IL no [, IN jail,
awaiting the result Of the ch,ld's in.
iuries,
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A Decisive Rattle Expected .

DENVER, Col, August ls-A News
special from Glenwood Springs ssys:
The NewS special northern courier
has leaned tKcluslvely that the White
river Ute Indians have sent runners
to Uncompaghre Camp. Blaekiooi,
sloux, Crow and other tribss 10 Colo.
RADIO, Wyoming, Montana aud Idaho
for aid. Colofow knosn tha. he must
fight, aud this will be- q declnlve bat
tie, and that II will end the Indian
question f.rever. Hehas determined,
it is said, 10 have other tribes brought
into the present difficulties, and while
the outbreak has been local 90 far, he
wants 10 make II a national ore. The
runners afe reported 10 have started
for the camps OF other tribes from
Yellow Jacket pass on Sunday night.
Ddncan Blair, a white ranchman who
marritd a Ute tquaw, and who u sAid
10 be popular with the Utss, Ia al
legged 10 have stated this 10 be fact
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American Florists

CmoAoj, Ill, August IS--Tie
busineos Of tho American Fiorlsts'
convention today wss Of a pleasantly
varied character. NJ. + q. Hill, Of
Richmond, Ind., was tbs enocoasiul
candidate In the balloiing for presi.
dent. A gold watch and chain was
pfessnied TO Robert Craig, tie rc,iring
chief OH GER. TO tho ilc1m'ng 1rali-
dent was given n massive chair, csn.
stiuo ed entirely Il immouolies An
esfny on "Foro.ng HARDY shruha, "by
jackson Dawson. Of Boston, 1ns read
by w. j. Stewart, Of that city. MOst
oi tho afternoon wa1 devoted 10 the
reading and difcusson Of paperg on
"rhe X tail Flower Bibinoe," by ],
vi. Jordan, OF st Lonis, aud "Buai-
nous Methods" by A. + white.
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Islernatioaatt..v

HALIFAX, N. T., Angus. la ques.
tion Of international law has been
brought up au an argument against
the Legality Of The late seizure Of ale
on board the American ilasrhip Reh.
mond, because ths perrop who sold II
did not hold = liquor license. II is
argued that no civil officer cen COT fl.
cate provisions Of any kind ouce they
are delivered on board a foreign man.
Of war, and clseu Gre cited 10 support
Of THE In which il mas bsen decided
that iorelen ship Of war IL not sub
ieot TO local laws. The oour, has not
jet rendered Judgment In the matter
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7OL. XLVII--.NO 2O5
SOCIALISTS ELIMINATED.
THE UNITED LABOR FARTr
TEAR UP THE RED FLAG.
A Lively Squabblc With the Hay
market SympathiEers--Proposat
OF the Union Labor Party.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, August lS.-The
United Labor Convention assembled
at 1890 O'Clock, aud The Committee
on Credentials made its report. The
committee had been in session all
night, and had had lively time. In
almost all cases they reported in favor
OF sitting delegates. This shows that
the sociaIistic element received but
little attention from the committee,
The socialist members Of the COM
mlttee submitted long minority re-
port in favor OF seating the coutesting
delegates. A lively debate followed,
ard although speeches were limited to
five minutes each, the matter had NOT
been settled by l o'clock, st which
time the convention took recess I'M
Ill 3 o'clock.
Upon reaseembling there was
another long and acrimonious debate,
which was ended by the adoption oil
the majority report. The Committee
on Permanent Organization then ro-
ported John McMsckin, OF New
York, for president, and other officers.
After q tquabble, the report was
adopted. Recess TILL s O'Clock.
The following communication was
received from q committee Of the
Union Labor party: AT the conven-
ton OF the Union Labor party, held at
Rochester, this resolution was unRni-
mously adopted:
"Rssolved, That acommittee Of til-
teep be selected by the CHAIR to walt
upon the United Labor party a. Syra-
cuse, on the l7th instant, aud that the
committee have full power 10 unite on
a State ticket, with the proyiso that
the first five p'anks in the Cincinnati
plat orm be maintained. The COM
init 60 Rsk that your body appoint q
similar committee to confer with US on
tho point embodil d therein"
The communication was immedi-
aiely cent back to the committee with
the information that the conyeat nn
could not treat with them.
Al er appointment OF committees on
resolutions and platform the conven
| ton sdjourred I'll m 'roing.
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EXPRESS ROBBER JOHNSON.
He Was Captured iD ,t.lnssti.Yes
terdEy.
IsrIoiIL ~ ypYAFrpAL.l

IsrIoiIL ~ ygy ArrbAl-l
NASHVILLE, Tx M, Augnst lS.-E.
P. johnson, the express robbtr, sent
up here from Memphis, twelve years
ago, was captured at Cincinnati today
by Chi, Of Police Whslen, oil Louis
vile. johnson was released on q writ
Of habeas corpus eighteen months ago
by Judge Reid. II will be remem.
bered the Legislature Of 1885 passed a
liberal good time act Tor the benefit
Of convicls, to take effect when ratified
by the present lessees or at
the expiration Of the present
lease. This was not ratified
and johnson sued out writ Of habe AZ
corpus, claiming that he vas entitled
to good time. Anyway, that the
State had no right TO leave rstitca.
tion 30 the lssseeB. Judge R,ii 80 de-
cided, and peremptorily ordered John.
sons release within thirty-six houra.
The Supreme Court had revereed this
deci.ion, but johnson had skipped
and had, up 10 date, eluded capture
Chief Kerrigsu, Of Ns'hville, located
him in Louisville, and notified ChisI
Whalen. johnson skipped agiip, bat
Chief Whalen traced him ~ Cincin'
natl and arrreted him there.
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nsngiru ny sous.
ESPECIAL TO rnt ArPEIL.l

HELENA, ARK, Lugubt lS.-Yes-
terday evening q little white hoy by
the nlmo Of Eddie Lowsllsp, while
playing in the neishborbood Of one Of
tho mills In south Hslens, was tet
upon by three or four very fierce dogs
belonging 10 negroes In the neighbor-
hood and was horribly, II mt fatally,
bitten and manged IN the face and
body before the dogs could be chased
nH
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she u Nos Inssne.

EAsr SAGINAW, Micu., August is.--
In view Of the fact that Il Ia claimed
by the late Jesse Hoyts brother that
his daughter Irene Ia insane, a move
ment 10 now being made 20 examine
her. y. y. Carrigan, who IL here with
her, invited the mayor, the city a..
trney, the controller, several alder.
men, newspaper men and Others TO
meet Miss Hoyt and talk business
matters. AiterwArd all tiRnod pspcr
TO the effect that they did not believe
che Vas lnAAna.
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Pacific Commssssos.

SAN FRaSonco, OAL. August IS -
President Cleveland telegrsphed 20
Chairman Patlison this moroing au-
thoriEIng the Pacific Railway Commits
sion 10 use their own discretion Ia the
matter OF employing counsel In the
contest aeaiust the officials Of The
OcntrNl Pacific railrt al In tho United
States Circuit Oourt here. The cues
ton before the court is whether the
commission had not power 10 compel
Senator Stanford % explhn ph-l
t2,0OO.0c0 OF unexplained vouoh-
rIs was expanded for, and whether ID
was 90 innuence State or National
legislation. The commission declined
10 give the text Of the telegram for
pnb lcAtion.
Chairman Paitison, Of the PaciHc
Railroad Commission, left to lay Tor
Philadelphia. Toe work Of the com
mission Il practically ended, but Com
mlesioneB Anderson and Littler will
stay here iil Saturday. The connie
sion will again set 10 work taking
further testimony about the Central
Pacific, when q. p Huntington and
Charles Crocker will be examined.
The preparation Of the reports will bo
oommsnced Ibont October l, and il ia
expected u will be handed 10 Congress
on the opening OF the noKt session.
should tho u aitsd States Circuit Cont
decide soon that Senator Stanford aud
others must answer the question In
regard 10 the OK )enditure OF funds for
the purpose OF Influencing Legislation,
the oornmiSeion wall return % san
FrAuciscO and Ie6ume the taxing oil
testimony. Andetton and Httler viii
leave for Portland, Ore, Saturday,
and viii probably hold a tession In
Pocaiello Junction, Ulah, Northern 4
Oregon short line, In order 30 examine
witueeo In reference 10 the Union Pa
cihc.
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yaiob usha County Primaries.

THEVIht ~ " AFFEhLsI
CoyyEAyILLK, MIsa., August ls.-A
primary election will be held In this
county on the ?7lh inslant. There
are thirty.iour D5moc'a,ic candidates
to 20 before the people on that d'y.
Seven or eight lndepeu dent car ID dates
are in the fisld, and an en- .ited contest
10 going on throughout the entire
county.
The storm which passed through
this county eome time since did not
do ~ much damage ~ was al first
thought, aud YalSbuHhs comfy Elll
produce more cotton and corn this
year than ever before.
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CAPITAL NOTES.

Secretary and Mrs. Lamar lei. the
city this morning for the White mount.
aims In New Hampshire, where they
expect TO remain Tor several weeks.
Secretary Fairchild today appointed
John ii. Keatly, OF lows, 10 be Chief
OF the Miscellaneous Division OF the
Comptroller's Office, vice 0tcar J.
Harvey, dismissed.
Applications we're received az the
Treasury Department today Tor the
PREPAYMENT of interfat on bohds
amounting to 81. 2.s2s,3D0, mSking the
total 10 date $6i, ,6lj $50.
The Comptroller Of tho Currency
has declared hst dividend OF 70 per
cent. In favor OF the creditors Of the
Firet National Bank OF Livingston,
Montana, on claims proved amount
ing 10 t2s. $50.
The Comptroller Of the Currency
today authorized the First Nationai
Bank OF Russell Springs, Kas and the
Fret National Bank Of Wakeeney,
Kas 10 begin business with Q capital
OF $4,000 each.
The President msde the following
appointments today: John Madigan,
81 be Collector OF Customs for the Dis.
irlci OF Dunkirk, N. Y; William p.
Boyd, of Missouri, 10 be a United
States Consular Clerk.
The President came into the city
this morning from 0.kview, and
spent the day at the White House.
A meeting Of the Cabinet was held at
the usual hour, hut the only members
present we're Secretaries Bayafd and
falrchild. 1hs Canadian fisheries
and the financial situation were the
principal question sconsidered.
The folio sing details OF troops Of
the regular army have been made 20
attend the national guard camp and
drill at Chicago: -Four compAnies Of
the Tweniy.third Infantry from Michi.
gan, one Light Battery e" Fourth
Artillery, from II. Smelling, Mimi,
aud one troop Of cavalry, from W.
Leavenworth, Kansas. Col. II. NJ.
Black, Twenty.thIrd Infantry, has
been detailed 10 command tho camp,
and Msjpr overshine, Twethy.thifd
Infantry, 10 command the infantry.
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Nav loEDoS, Conn, Augas, Is
The Universal Peace Union icdsy
passed resolutions looking TO the
establishment Of arbitration instead
Of war among the nptlous Of The earth.
iavoiinR gsneral disarmaments and
the substitution Of international
courts for military tystams. The reao.
lutions also iayor,woman suffrage, pro-
hibiiion, justice Tor Ireland, ooneilia.
tory policy with the Indians, aud de.
nounce capital punlshmani.
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Mrs. olivia Johnston Dead.


COLUMBUS, Miss August ls.-A tele.
gram was received here yesterday
evening announcing the death Of Mrs.
Olivia Johnston, vile NJ Ospt. O. A,
Johnston, PRESIDENT Of 'as Fint
National Bank at this place. The re-
mains reached here last night and
we're buried this morniog, the funeral
being one OF the most largely attended
OF any In this place for years. Mrs.
Johnston had been In vory poor health
far aevafal yeafa.
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found to be true, over 1000 men would
stop work. At the Schltz brewery il
was learned that that firm had not
bought a keg outside OF Milwaukee,
and at the Best and Bla'z brsweries the
same condition OF things was reported.
The striking coopers held a meeting
this morning, but declined to make
their proceedings public, further than
to state that they knew the statements
of the bosses to be false, and only
made for the purpose OF stirring up
feeling against the strikers.